Awards & Winners

Pablo Ziegler

Date of Birth 02-September-1944
Place of Birth Buenos Aires
(Argentina, South America, Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province)
Nationality Argentina
Also know as Ziegler, Pablo, Pablo Ziegler Salzano
Profession Jazz Pianist, Composer, Film Score Composer
Pablo Ziegler is an Argentine composer based in Buenos Aires and New York City. He is currently the leading exponent of nuevo tango, thanks to the skills and reputation he gathered while working extensively as Ástor Piazzolla's regular pianist from 1978 until the maestro's retirement for health reasons in 1989. He played with Piazzolla's re-formed Conjunto 9 in 1983 for his Teatro Colón concert with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic. In 1985 Ziegler composed the music for the film Adios Roberto, and in 1990, he established the New Tango Quartet. His playing style, both sharply percussive and metallically lyrical, is instantly recognizable and bears some similarities to that of Vladimir Horowitz as well as some of the wistfulness of Bill Evans. As a composer he has taken Piazzolla's contrapuntal approach to tango music and added more jazz influence, notably with the regular use of a drumkit, lighter harmonies similar to those used in Bossa Nova, and extended passages of improvisation. Having created a bridge between Jazz and improvisation and the New Tango personified by Piazzolla, he has been more successful with his album Bajo Cero. Ziegler's 2005 album, Bajo Cero, earned a Latin Grammy award. On March 21, 2009 he played in Herbst Theatre in San Francisco for the "Tango Meets Jazz" concert, with Nestor Torres.

Awards by Pablo Ziegler

Check all the awards nominated and won by Pablo Ziegler.

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album Amsterdam Meets New Tango

2008


Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album Buenos Aires Report

2005


Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album
Honored for : Bajo Cero (feat. Walter Castro)

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album Bajo Cero (feat. Walter Castro)